How to Build Your Own Ladder Golf like Game

A new backyard toss game known as Ladder Golf, Bolo Toss, or Hillbilly Golf is sweeping the country. Search EBay and you will find a huge list of people selling both pre-made sets and plans for making sets. Keep reading though, and you'll be able to get those plans for free!

Being a resident of the Cincinnati area, I recently was turned onto Ladder Golf when my friends and I began to grow tired of playing the Cornhole toss game that Cincinnati put on the map. Now the Cincinnati area is beginning to set its site on this new game which challenges its players to throw golf balls on ropes at ladder bases in the hopes of getting them to stick to the rungs. The game is challenging, addictive, tons of fun, and a set is very easily and economically made.

To build your own Ladder Golf-like game, you will need the following items from a home improvement store.

PARTS

4 - ¾ inch x 10 foot PVC pipes (white plastic pipes found in the plumbing section)

12 - ¾ inch 90 degree elbow PVC slip on pipe fittings

12 - ¾ inch "T" shaped PVC slip on pipe fittings

8 feet of nylon rope (although it's usually more economical to buy a 25 foot package)

You will also need colored golf balls. These are sometimes difficult to find and are by far the most expensive component to making a Ladder Golf like game set. You will need 12 colored golf balls, 6 each of two different colors. Walmart or a used sports equipment store are usually the best bets at finding cheap colored golf balls.

ASSEMBLY

This outdoor toss game is easy and econmical to make yourself.

Credit: B Harmon

Copyright: B Harmon